UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano Card, Date, Time, & More
UFC 311 PPV took place on January 18, 2025, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood near Los Angeles, CA. UFC Lightweight Championship bout between Islam Makhachev and Renato Moicano was the main event.
The event began at 6 PM ET with an early prelims card on ESPN+ Streaming in the United States. The prelims card started from 8 PM ET and the main card started at 10 PM ET as an ESPN+ PPV in the United States.
FIGHT CARD
EARLY PRELIMS
PRELIMS
MAIN CARD
CANCELLED BOUTS
- Johnny Walker vs Bogdan Guskov – Walker pulled out of the bout due to an injury
- Zachary Reese vs Sedriques Dumas – Dumas pulled out with unknown reason
- Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan – Tsarukyan pulled out due to a back injury
- Beniel Darius vs Renato Moicano – Moicano promoted to main event title fight
NOTES
UFC 311 was the first UFC PPV event of the year 2025. It was UFC’s third event in Inglewood, CA, but was the first event at the newly built Intuit Dome.
Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan clashed in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 149 on April 20, 2019. Makhachev defeated Tsarukyan in that bout via unanimous decision. UFC President Dana White announced on December 4, 2024, that Makhachev and Tsarukyan would headline this event in rematch over UFC Lightweight Championship. During the weigh-in event a day before the fight, it was announced that Tsarukyan had to pull out due to a back injury. Renato Moicano, who was earlier slated to fight Beniel Dariush on the undercard, was brought in to face Makhachev.
White also announced that the co-main event bout would be UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between Merab Dvalishvilli and Umar Nurmagomedov.
Bantamweights Ricky Turcios and Bernardo Sopaj were scheduled to clash at UFC Vegas 100. The bout had to be cancelled after the weigh-ins as Turcois suffered some medical issues. The bout was then rebooked for this event.
Lightweights Grant Dawson and Carlos Diego Ferreira were booked to clash on this card. They were previously booked to fight at a Fight Night event in October 2021, but the bout was scrapped due to an injury to Ferreira.
Johnny Walker and Bogdan Guskov were set for a light heavyweight bout on the card. The bout was canceled after Walker suffered an injury one week before the event.
Zachary Reese and Sedriques Dumas were scheduled for a middleweight bout at this event. Dumas pulled out of the bout during the fight week. Azamat Bekoev stepped in to replace him on a 5-day notice.
Debuts – Azamat Bekoev
Performance Bonuses – The following fighters earned $50,000 in performance bonuses:
- Fight of the Night– Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov
- Performance of the Night– Jirí Procházka, Jailton Almeida